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What Happens to Metal in a Body After Cremation?
Funeral homes keep tons of metal out of landfills by recycling
Kevin McKay is the manager of the cremation division of Cremation Recycling, a part of Mid-States Recycling & Refining that specializes in precious metal refinery services for funeral homes throughout the United States. Involved in the precious metals recycling industry … Continue reading
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The Healing Sound of Singing Bowls
Jesse Stark explains how sound healing creates a positive outlook on life and death
SevenPonds is rerunning some of its readers’ favorite interviews. This originally was published in November 2022. Jesse Stark’s first exposure to singing bowls occurred roughly a decade ago when his mother brought a good-sized crystal singing bowl over to his … Continue reading
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Bruce Koepp Removes the Mystery Around Autopsies
Former pathologists' assistant explains how the postmortem process can be healing for loved ones
After earning a Ph.D. in forensic pathology from Columbia Pacific University in California, Bruce Koepp spent the next 43 years working as a pathologists’ assistant, an occupation that was created in 1969 to address a pathologist shortage. He started in … Continue reading
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How to Comfort A Dying Loved One
End-of-life expert Dr. Marianne Matzo explains some simple ways to offer solace
Dr. Marianne Matzo first became interested in working with the dying during her Ph.D. program, when she was exploring whether people were considering long-term care and how they would pay for it. A friend told her that she would commit … Continue reading
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Octogenarian Author Jane Seskin Offers a Model for Aging and Living Well
A long life marked by resilience, boldness, humor and caring
Jane Seskin is a psychotherapist and the author of 13 books, most recently the poetry collection “Older, Wiser, Shorter: The Truth and Humor of Life After 65.” Her writing has appeared in more than 40 publications, including Cosmopolitan, Woman’s Day, … Continue reading
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Validate Their Parenthood: How to Support a Mother After Perinatal Loss
An interview with Lindsey Henke, MSW, LICSW, about life after losing a baby
Lindsey Henke, a licensed clinical social worker, specializes in treating women and families who have experienced perinatal loss. Her practice deals with many different causes of infant loss: she treats parents who had to terminate their pregnancy for medical reasons, … Continue reading
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